Freedom Can Make Your Team Players Amazing

I rarely use the word freedom in the workplace. It is a 4th of July word.  It works well when I talk about our founding fathers, not so much in the workplace. If you have a weak team player, freedom may mean they will goof off, not work or, worse yet, hide. I have a friend who often jokes about weak team players in this way:

 “Why aren’t you working?” 

“Because I didn’t see you coming.”

But autonomy (a.k.a. freedom) will foster creativity and initiative among good team members. It is a ...